Associations between preconception macronutrient intake and birth weight across strata of maternal BMI.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is linked with birth outcomes including fetal growth, birth weight, congenital anomalies and long-term health through intra-uterine programming. However, a woman's nutritional status before pregnancy is a strong determinant in early embryo-placental development, and subsequently outcomes for both mother and child. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary macronutrient intake in the preconception period with birth weight.

Methods

We studied a group of 1698 women from the Dutch Perined-Lifelines linked birth cohort with reliable detailed information on preconception dietary macronutrient intake (using a semi quantitative food frequency questionnaire) and data available on birth weight o

SUBMITTER: Salavati N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7710031 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature